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CTR Enhancement Grant Report - Appendices

 

 

Appendix A - 1998-99 CTR Employer Services Grants

*The manner by which employers calculated matching dollars varied. These figures represent the values grant recipients provided on their final reports to WSDOT.

Organization Name
Project Title
Grant
Expenditure
Organization
Match*
Key Results
City of Auburn Auburn Vanpool Formation Subsidy Program $5,910 $0 The process was useful in laying the groundwork to educate local employers on the benefits of vanpooling.
City of Tumwater Bike Rack $469 $0 They leveraged the grant to obtain an additional rack, bringing the total to two.
Starbuckís - Seattle Bike to Work Program $4,050 $0 The money was used to enlarge their current bike cage, and add fencing, racks, and a security system. The project boosted moral for bike to work participants.
Rainier School - Buckley Bike and Walking Site Amenities $1,000 $91 They purchased and installed two bike racks for employee use. Eleven bicyclists are now using these facilities.
Starbuckís - Seattle Bus Boost Bus Pass Subsidy Program $16,809 $63,000 They created a new transit pass program. Starbuckís garnered 150 new participants, bringing their total to 300.
WA State Department of
General Administration - Olympia		 Capitol Campus Bicycles Facilities Project $26,150 $2,153 General Administration constructed five secure bicycle cages and 15 bicycle racks around the Capitol Campus. 150 state employees registered to use these new facilities, and no thefts have been reported since their installation.
Airway Heights Correction Center Carpool Subsidy Program $11,250 $7,500 A $25 incentive was paid to employees who used transit, carpools, and vanpools. It resulted in removing 48 SOVs per day.
Avista Corp. - Spokane Commute Subsidy Program $23,385 Staff time They offered a new incentive program to employees. It resulted in an average of nearly 90 new monthly participants.
Eastern Washington University CTR Eagle Bus Pass $30,937 $6,896 They offered greatly discounted bus passes, as well as incentives for other modes. They reduced VMT by 45.2% since previous year.
Intercity Transit - Olympia Designing and Implementing
a Parking Management Program		 $0 $0 They intended to create a model parking management program. Budget cuts forced project cancellation.
Bellevue Downtown Association Downtown Bellevue Reserve Vanpool Parking $0 $0 The anticipated grant dollars secured the donation of two vanpool parking stalls. Two vanpools were formed, resulting in an annual VMT reduction of 144,900.
Pierce County Employee Recruitment Incentive $245 $291 They established an incentive program that would pay current members to recruit new members to their CTR program. Nine current members recruited 26 new members. This resulted in the elimination of 876 SOV trips during the course of the grant.
The Evergreen State College - Olympia Establishing Alternative Commuting
between Lacey and TESC		 $945 $0 The program was designed to initiate a vanpool program between Lacey and TESC. An 11 person vanpool was formed. 2,020 SOVs were removed during the grant period as a result.
Everett Community College Employee Financial Incentives Program $366 $5,500 They offered incentives to transit riders and carpoolers. It resulted in four new transit riders and two new carpoolers.
Nintendo of America - Redmond Flexpass Transit and Vanpool Program $12,000 $19,144 They offered Flexpasses to employees. Transit pass distribution rose by 200% as a result.
Kent School District #415 GRH, Parking Management and Preferential Parking $605 $185 They implemented a GRH program, a parking management program, and a rideshare registration process. They registered six carpools and installed 10 carpool parking signs.
King County Metro I- 90 Corridor/Northeast Bellevue Rideshare Campaign and Vanpool Driver Subsidy $6,224 $3,300 KCM worked to get 24 separate employers in the I-90 corridor to increase the pool of ridematch applicants, as well as Rideshare Week participation. They received 283 ridematch applications, recruited seven new vanpool drivers, formed seven new vanpools, and gained 47 new vanpool riders.
Key Tronic Corp. - Spokane Employee Subsidy Program $1,157 $587 They offered a $50 subsidy to carpoolers who used this mode two days per week for a month. Layoffs reduced participation, but they managed to reduce 7,500 VMT over six months nevertheless.
Intercity Transit - Olympia Leased Neighborhood Park and Ride Program Using GIS $3,864 $1,052 The program was designed to develop two leased neighborhood Park & Ride lots. They did not achieve their goal, but they managed to overcome legal concerns and fashion a new legal agreement for future Park & Ride/church lot usage.
King County Metro Northgate Rideshare Campaign and Vanpool Driver Incentive $5,240 $1,050 They managed to recruit three new vanpool drivers, three new vanpools, and 23 new vanpool commuters.
City of Kirkland Incentives for Part-time HOV Commuters $1,480 $15,955 They lowered their threshold for incentives from 60% non-SOV per month to 40% per month. Eight new employees took advantage of this program.
Airway Heights Correction Center Promotion of Bus Service and the Transit Pass Subsidy $4,400 $0 They managed to generate enough ridership on a new Spokane Transit route to convince the Spokane Transit Authority to continue the service.
EDS-Poulsbo Quarterly Rideshare Promotion $500 $300 EDS offered quarterly promotions modeled after the annual Rideshare Week campaign. Fifty-seven people participated at least once, 18 of which were regular SOVers. Four became regular non-SOV commuters.
Commuter Challenge - Seattle Redmond Town Center - Integration of CTR and Transportation Management Plans $20,000 $40,000 The program inspired a new parking management program, as well as a comprehensive package of incentives. They were able to form two vanpools, with an annual VMT reduction of 90,404.
Microsoft - Redmond Removing SR 520 Bus Capacity Barriers $50,000 $65,442 This project called for the addition of five short-term, peak hour trips to Metro routes 242 and 263 across Lake Washington. Ridership on these new runs averaged 124 per day. It was so successful that Metro decided to maintain the routes after the grant expired.
City of Renton Renton City Hall Flexpass Program $7,500 $5,247 They gave 76 Flexpasses to city employees. 88% of employees believe that the Flexpass will inspire them to use transit on an occasional basis.
City of Renton Renton Vanpool Formation and Driver Subsidy Program $9,821 $0 Thirty one existing vanpools were maintained and 1 vanpool was formed.
Eddie Bauer - Redmond Rider Reward Incentive Program $10,000 $10,623 They offered a variety of incentives and promotional materials. They did not see a substantial increase in participation.
Port of Tacoma Rideshare Incentive Program $8,680 $4,779 71 employees participated in the program, 52 of which were first-time non-SOVers. Also, they formed the first ever Port of Tacoma vanpool.
Seattle Goodwill CTR Incentives Program $31,000 $9,668 By combining this grant with a Rideshare Subsidy grant, they dropped their SOV rate from 78% to 52%.
DSHS - Tacoma State Street Commute Project $0 $0 The project was cancelled.
AVX Vancouver Subsidized Bus Passes $7,064 $200 They had an average participation of 36 employees each month.
Pioneer Chlor Alkali Company - Tacoma Tacoma Tideflats Network Rideshare Incentive Program $25,211 $3,000 A post-grant survey indicated that 59% of employees would continue using commute alternatives after the grant expired. Also, 122 first-timers tried an non-SOV mode.
King County Metro The RJC/YSC Parking Management Demonstration Project $22,350 $3,000 Though one of the original partners was unable to participate, they did establish some unique programs that may serve as models for other employers, including an enhanced Guaranteed Ride Home Program and an additional $20 incentive to new vanpoolers.
Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr - Spokane Transit Subsidy Program $3,738 $2,990 The program resulted in VMT reduction of 7,500 per month.
Zak Designs, Inc. - Spokane Transit/Carpool Subsidy Prog. $5,000 $5,561 The program resulted in a reduction of eight SOVs per day.
DSHS King - Eastside - Bellevue Transit/Carpool Subsidy Program $4,800 $2,800 They saw an increase in carpoolers from eight to 18, and overall employee participation rose from 7% to 36%.
WA Corrections Center for Women - Gig Harbor Vanpool Pilot Program $0 $0 The project was cancelled.
WA State Department of Health - Olympa Voucher Incentives for Telecommuting and Compressed Work Weeks $2,335 $0 The incentives were given primarily to people already taking advantage of telecommuting and compressed work weeks. The project did not meet its original goals.

 

Appendix B - 1998-99 CTR Rideshare Subsidy Grants

*A number of state agencies with headquarters in Olympia offered their subsidies at worksites across the state.

*The manner by which employers calculated matching dollars varied. These figures represent the values grant recipients provided on their final reports.
Organization Name Location* Grant
Expenditure		 Organization
Match**		 Key Results
Federal Detention Center
SeaTac		 $15,420 $32,000 Two zone Flexpasses given to 257 employees.
WA State Department of Agriculture
Olympia		 $647 $881 A $10/mo incentive was offered. They hoped to get 50 employees per monthóthey got an average of 16.
King County Department of Transportation
Seattle		 $100,000 $1,290,819 13,625 Flexpasses given to County employees.
WA State Labor and Industries
Olympia		 $9,000 $12,484 Increased vanpool ridership from 40 to 61.
Snohomish County
Everett		 $13,500 $64,011 Subsidy level for County employees set by County code. Saw increase in bus and van commuters from 225 to 239.
WA State Department of Health
Olympia		 $2,410 $1,740 Eliminated 1,996 commute trips and 55,125 commute miles over a three-month period.
Seattle Goodwill
Seattle		 $11,494 $9,668 Brought total employee participation up to 48%. Their incentives were particularly important to the 88 people in their employment and training program.
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Seattle		 $4,980 $5,100 Used grant to extend program to 50 unaffected employees. This brought total employee participation to 175.
Yuns Co.
Seattle		 $60 $1,101 They used the grant to offset the monthly cost of a cross Sound Metro pass. They only have 10 employees.
WA State DSHS Eastside Community Services
Bellevue		 $690 $2,800 Program membership rose from nine to 20 employees.
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
Seattle		 $720 $12,487 They raised their incentive from $21 to $24 per month. 60% of employees participated.
Seattle Housing Authority
Seattle		 $13,861 $0 All employees received a two zone Flexpass. Transit ridership tripled.
Port of Tacoma
Tacoma		 $1,343 $4,779 They averaged 58 non-SOV commutes per day.
WA State Attorney General
Olympia		 $14,615 $26,255 They increased subsidies for transit, ferry, and vanpoolers to 75% of monthly cost. ìThere was so much positive feedback that there may be a lynch mob if the subsidies were discounted.î
WA State Employees Credit Union
Olympia		 $5,823 $2,225 Estimated VMT reduction of 206,742 over nine months.
Kitsap Mental Health Services
Bremerton		 $900 $350 Participation in CTR increased 30%.
Washington State Patrol
Olympia		 $4,466 $6,034 The money was used to start their first ever incentive program. It continued after the grant expired.
City of Issaquah
Issaquah		 $365 $1,150 Their goal was to get 17 city employees into the program. They managed to get 15.
International Mercantile Co.
Seattle		 $2,150 $1,000 This was their first incentive program.
Avista Utilities
Spokane		 $5,005 $23,385 They observed a 56% increase in the number of people using alternative modes.
GE Financial Assurance
Seattle		 $10,500 $46,106 The Flexpass program they offered caused an SOV rate drop from 25% 17.66%
The Evergreen State College
Olympia		 $40,730 $109,776 Grant supported a student transit pass pilot program. 686 students and employees took advantage of this.
Airway Heights Correction Facilities
Airway Heights		 $11,200 $7,500 The grant allowed them to extend their incentive program through June, 1999.
University Village Management
Seattle		 $61,413 $61,415 A variety of program elements offered; they had 1,700 participants.
WA State Public Stadium Authority
Seattle		 $511 $0 The grant dollars offset the subsidies paid to six of their 10 employees.
City of Kirkland
Kirkland		 $5,700 $15,955 They lowered their frequency of use requirement from 60% of the time to 40%.
WSDOT
Olympia		 $56,094 $89,136 Flexpass offered to all NW Region and WSF employees. The grant also inspired the first linkage of Intercity Transit to the Flexpass program.
Expeditors International of Washington
Seattle		 $16,920 $40,012 Flexpasses given to all employees to ease the parking crisis experienced in their move from SeaTac to downtown Seattle.
WA State Department of General Administration
Olympia		 $4,380 $20,118 Implemented financial incentive program of $2 per day (RT). Payments made quarterly.
Spokane Community College
Spokane		 $884 $1,621 Lowered frequency of use requirement from three days per week to two. They saw an increase of 19% in carpools and 17% in transit between Sept -Dec 1998, as measured against the same period in 1997.
The Public Defender
Seattle		 $8,100 $0 They have met goal through 2002.
Sverdrup Civil Inc.
Bellevue		 $0 $0 They were unable to take advantage of the grant.
Korry Electronics Co.
Seattle		 $11,556 $118,000 Incentive program offered as a way to ease their significant parking challenges.
Airborne Freight Corp.
Seattle		 $1,411 $26,473 Grant money freed up resources to provide additional staff to manage the increasing volume of participants.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle		 $12,037 $411,879 Grant dollars used to offset the cost of their comprehensive program, including the popular Hutch Pass.
Virginia Mason Hospital
Seattle		 $12,060 $135,354 Grant dollars used to offset costs associated with their comprehensive program reaching 5,470 members.
Frank Russell Co.
Tacoma		 $7,171 $14,618 Saw a rise in program membership from 236 to 259.
Children's Hospital
Seattle		 $14,152 $34,064 Managed to create one additional vanpool (total of 16). Also created first ever Rideshare website, and initiated first ever ETC Network group in the area.
Washington Mutual
Seattle		 $0 $0 They were unable to take advantage of the grant.
Hillis, Clark, Martin & Peterson
Seattle		 $2,100 $1,027 Used grant support 33 transit/ferry passes.
Overlake Hospital
Seattle		 $10,802 $21,603 They observed a 3.1% reduction of SOV rate since last survey.
WA State Retirement Systems
Tumwater		 $3,360 $892 Set a goal of 50 program enrollments; got 63.
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Seattle		 $707 $4,275 13 out of 16 employees participated.
HNTB Corp.
Bellevue		 $4,207 $4,208 Observed a reduction in SOV rate from 44% to 40%.
Parametrix Inc.
Kirkland		 $430 $860 Flexpasses made available to all full and part-time employees (100).
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle		 $60,579 $60,210 Used grant dollars to support Go Pass Program for students. (1,338)
KCTS 9
Seattle		 $4,500 $0 They offered 50% off a monthly transit pass.
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle		 $0 $0 They were unable to take advantage of the grant.
Fremont Public Association
Seattle		 $1,140 $1,273 The grant allowed them to cover the cost of monthly transit passes to additional employees.
City of Shoreline
Shoreline		 $1,248 $4,008 The grant allowed the city to make enhancements to their program, rather than reductions.
Pierce Transit
Lakewood		 $3,543 $299,880 752 employees receive subsidies.
City of SeaTac
SeaTac		 $1,890 $1,890 Flexpasses made available to all City Hall employees.

 

Appendix C - Employer Services Grant Recipient Key Contacts
 

Company Project Contact Person Phone
Airway Heights Correction Center Promotion of Bus Service, Transit Pass Subsidy, and Field Trip Vickie Bertolino 509-244-6714
Airway Heights Correction Facility Carpool Subsidy Vickie Bertolino 509-244-6714
AVX Corporation Subsidy Bus Passes Heather Lewis 360-696-2840
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Bellevue Downtown Association Downtown Bellevue Reserve Vanpool Parking Stephen Gilbert 425-990-3097
City of Auburn Auburn Vanpool Formation Driver Subsidy Project Steve Mullen 253-931-3022
City of Kirkland Program Incentives for Part-Time HOV Commuters Tony Mazzella 425-828-2238
City of Renton Renton City Hall Flexpass Program Stephen Rolle 425-430-7232
City of Renton Renton Vanpool Formation and Driver Subsidy Program Stephen Rolle 425-430-7232
City of Tumwater Bike Rack Debbie Lund 360-754-4132
Commuter Challenge Redmond Town Center-Integration of CTR and TMP Cathy Cole 206-389-8656
Dept. of General Administration Capitol Campus Bicycle Facilities Project Michael Van Gelder 360-902-7381
DSHS - Centennial I and II State Street Commute Project Cathy Andres Ebbert 253-593-2750
DSHS - King Eastside CSO Transit/Carpool Subsidy Program Ruth Swanson 425-649-4058
Eastern Washington University CTR Eagle Bus Pass Nadine Hopp 509-359-7921
Eddie Bauer Rider Reward Incentive Program Heidi Floryance 425-882-6774
EDS Quarterly Rideshare Promotion Ed Bass 360-697-9512
Everett Community College Everett Community College Employee Financial Incentives Barbara Chapman 425-388-9112
Intercity Transit Design and Implement a Parking Management Program Michael Harbour 306-705-5855
Intercity Transit Leased Neighborhood Park and Ride Program in Thurston County using GIS Stefan Marks 360-705-5833
Kent School District Guaranteed Ride Home and Parking Management Preferential Parking Valerie Crown 253-813-7505
Key Tronic Corporation KTC Subsidy Program Rosemary Anderson 509-927-5359
King County Metro The RJC/YSC Parking Management Demonstration Project Don Okazaki 206-689-3453
King County Metro I-90 Corridor/NE Bellevue Rideshare Campaign & Vanpool Driver Subsidy Laurie Elder 206-689-3458
King County Metro Northgate Rideshare Campaign and Vanpool Driver Incentive Laurie Elder 206-689-3458
Microsoft Removing SR-520 Bus Capacity Barriers Bob Kaplan 425-703-3220
Nintendo of America Flexpass Transit and Vanpool Program Karen Harper 425-861-2164
Pierce County Employee Recruitment Incentive Debbie Germer 253-798-3556
Pioneer Chlor Alkali Company Tacoma Tideflats Network Rideshare Incentive program Felix Vicino 253-593-1346
Port of Tacoma Rideshare Incentive Program Dorothy Brown 253-383-9403
Rainier School Biking and Walking Site Amenities Maria Reamy 360-829-3045
Seattle Goodwill Seattle Goodwill CTR Incentives Program Alice Braverman 206-860-5730
Starbucks Coffee Company Bike to Work Program Susan Ranf 206-587-7408
Starbucks Coffee Company Bus Boost Bus Pass Subsidy Program Susan Ranf 206-587-7408
The Evergreen State College Establish Alternative Commuting between Lacey and TESC Sherry Parson 360-866-6000
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center Transit Subsidy Program Mark Lidbeck 509-325-7958
WA Corrections Center for Women Vanpool Pilot Program Deborah Rogers 253-858-4608
WA Dept. of Health, Eastside Plaza Voucher Incentives for Telecommuting and Compressed Work for Employees Marc Harrison 360-236-4405
Washington Water Power (Avista) Commute Subsidy Program Pam Kish 509-495-4948
Zak Designs, Inc. Transit/Carpool Subsidy Program Donna Lenz 509-244-0555

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